Solo Version of Cherokee (Vote for me!), Charlie Parker Cutting Contest

A few weeks ago I hipped the forum to a new saxophone competition dedicated to Charlie Parker. I've decided to enter the running myself. The competition requires a short (30-60 seconds) clip of improvisation on a standard, so I chose one of Bird's favorites, the chord changes to "Cherokee". Here is the video:


If you're feeling it please visit the contest entries page, here, and click on my video and click vote. You can actually vote once a day (until August 6th), so if anyone remembers to go back and vote more than once I'm in your debt. Thanks!

(Similar to last time, if a moderator wants to put this someplace more appropriate, I was at a loss for posting location. Thanks.)
 
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Just voted :thumb: and looking through the other clips i thought Janelle was excellent, and noticed a player in their that i saw on tuesday night at Parrjazz......Greg Abate and WOW what a player he is, the best iv'e seen at parrjazz to date 🙂 i bought his cd 'A tribute to Horace Silver' very very good.
Enjoyed listening to those clips 🙂
 
Really, what's wrong with this place? It takes a nano-second to vote. This guy Ben is a great saxophone player and he's killin' on Cherokee!
Cherokee was the tune Bird found his sound which made just about every sax player think differently to this very day!
So what's a few more votes for a fellow sax player? Ben's a fellow forum contributor, not that that means anything substantial apparently, and if his rendition of Cherokee is not contributing, then it's everyone else's loss.

He certainly wouldn't win this thing if he relied on this forum! I've given Ben quite a few votes because the guy deserves it.
So what if it's not your thing, if jazz is not your cup of tea. Well, evidently the saxophone is and so to hear the instrument you aspire to learn being played like Ben plays it is transcending genres.

Come on..............vote for guy......................You can get to those mouthpiece, ligature, and reed discussions anytime!
 

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